Engineering Ambassador Program Connects High School Students with University Students and Career Engineers in their Communities

摘要

Hometown Ambassadors (HA), has been developed at the Ohio State University (OSU) to efficiently and effectively connect undergraduate engineering students and university alumni in engineering careers to high school students. The purpose of HA is generating better engineering career awareness, appropriate preparation for study and encouragement to consider engineering careers. As part of this university program, small teams of volunteer engineering students and alumni are formed who then visit their hometown high schools across the state to foster candid conversations wherein high school students get answers to critical questions related to engineering as a college and career choice. The program helps undergraduate engineering students improve their communication and leadership skills while reinforcing the importance of life-long career ambassadorship. Further, the program gives university alumni the opportunity to give back to their communities.